Matti Sepp L., Matti Seppala

Wind as a Geomorphic Agent in Cold Climates

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A 2004 monograph describing wind-generated polar landforms, both modern-day and those preserved in the geological record.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 651g
• ISBN-13: 9781107405523
• ISBN-10: 1107405521
• Artikelnr.: 35941472

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Delimitation and characterization of cold environments
3. General wind patterns in polar regions
4. Wind drift of mineral material
5. Abrasion
6. Deflation
7. Question of oriented lakes
8. Accumulation
9. Wind directions interpreted from field evidence
10. Ice wedge casts and sand wedges
11. Snow
12. Drift of snow
13. Snow accumulation
14. Deflation of snow cover
15. Snow and frost formation
16. Aeolian landforms indicating palaeowind conditions
References
Index.